Harney County Save A Stray Rescue

Here is a happy tail about Riley (aka Ajax) from the Princeton rescue.  You may remember Riley; he looked so sad in his before photo.  Well, after being in a foster home, and being adopted out a few times,  he has finally found his forever home with Kathleen.  She is committed to giving him the time and patience he deserves!

Things are going pretty well. Riley has warmed up to me a lot and is getting better around my boyfriend. My girl dog is starting to like him, but my boy dog is showing a lot of dominance. I did expect that though. They do run and play together at the river, but my boy dog is still resistant to him. It will take some time!!

Riley gets to play with all the other dogs that want to play with him and he plays very nice. Yesterday there was lots of dogs there, he ran and played in the water like he was in doggie heaven. He wasn’t sure of the water at first, but is getting braver and braver. He is still very scared of everything when we are not out in the open spaces, but with each day I know he will learn to trust us more. He really is a perfect angel, he just needs to come out of his shell.

YAY for Riley!

Shadow came to us back in May after being shot by a high powered gun that shattered his foreleg.  Thanks to Pasados he is living a great life in Kitty City until he finds a forever home.

He is doing really well.  He even rolls on his side and lets Pasados workers scratch his stomach.   He’s in a pretty plush space now with about twenty other friends.  He can go outside whenever he wants but he also knows where the beds and ample food are, too.  He’s ready for his forever home, which will open up a space for another kitty in need.

Daisy was being “picked” on by some of the other dogs so she had been penned for several weeks out on the Princeton property.  Thanks to foster mom Eileen,  she has a chance for a new beginning.  Eileen writes:

Daisy is one of the dogs from the Burns hoarding case. She has been with us for five days now and has made great progress– though it is definitely two steps forward and one step back. Still, it’s delightful to see her wandering around the house exploring. She is staying in a 4 x 4 pen in our living room. We keep a 6-foot leash on her so we can get some control when needed.

Sometimes we use a crate but mostly not. Daisy is eating and drinking well now and eliminating outside. It’s still kind of tricky maneuvering her with the leash, it’s part pulling and part herding her out. I was worried about Daisy wanting to escape over the fence but what she really wants is to get back inside the house!

Daisy is a rather pretty girl who looks like an over-sized Schipperke or a tiny black German Shepherd. She weighs about 25 lbs.

An interesting thing about Daisy is that while she is still fearful of us, she doesn’t want to be left alone either. I guess she figures that after
being kidnapped and imprisoned, her keepers are all she’s got. But that gives us a tool to work with her, knowing that she wants to trust us and link with us.

This is our second Burns dog and we got so very much help from following the FurKidz 911 blogs. FurKidz 911 fostered many of the Burns dogs. After reading their stories we knew what to expect and were not alarmed by the dogs shutting down at first. Thanks so much to FurKidz 911!

Gordo always hid out under the old trailers on the property so I don’t have a before pic of her.  She was fostered, and then adopted and now she’s doing GREAT!

This was a dog you could not even touch or dare let off leash in the beginning but look at her now…priceless!!

Silver Bell now goes to the beach and plays with off-leash with other dogs.  She is now playing in the back yard and wagging her tail; she even wags her tail at her human mom!!!

She is still a little scared she runs to her box and hides, but going to a safe spot is so much better than “run and hide”.

Psycho was one of the Princeton dogs I was told was BAD with everyone and everything.  Below is a picture of her “before” in her horrible sad state:

And now, and in her new home:

And with that comes a lot of expense to keep these little ones healthy and fed until they can find new homes.  Save A Stray has several kittens now and needs your help!

If you have room in your heart and home to foster please call Melanie @ 541-589-1104.

Also we need monetary donations for vet expenses, kitten milk replacer, and Purina kitten chow.  Some of the kittens have come to us as orphans and have to be bottle fed.  Even if  you could donate just  $5.00 it would add up to a whole lot of help for us right now.

Also we can put you on a kitten waiting list if you are interested in adopting when these little ones are ready to go.

Jetson the Awesome Mix

Hi, My name is Tiffany and I adopted Jetson, a Harney County Puppy from Furkid911 last March.  Jetson was a beautiful white pup with one blue eye, one brown.  You call this coloring “double merle,” and his coloring also resulted in deafness in both his ears.  With help of a vibrating collar and American Sign Language, Jetson is growing up like a normal pup and already knows 5 commands and learns a new one practically every week.

Last weekend we thought it would be fun to enter him in Pet Pro’s 1st annual Amateur Dog Show, Seattle, WA.  To our surprise, Jetson won 1st for Best In Show!  I think it’s so ironic that a puppy from such a terrible circumstances could come out on top as he has.  It’s really a testament to a changing trend in dog ownership.  Mutts and rescues are HOT right now.  This Aussie mix, I will now call an “Awesome mix.”

You can find Jetson on Dogster.com” which is like a “facebook” or social networking website for dogs:  http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1131655

I’m touched that people like you give up your time, effort, and most of all expose yourself to heartache and emotions to help save these wonderful dogs so that people like me can find the most interesting companions in the world.

I’m super proud of this pup.

Tiffany (Jetson’s skin mom)

Shadow came to us in Burns after being shot by a high powered gun that shattered his foreleg.  He had to have his right front leg amputated as a result.  We’ll post more of his story and photos soon; what is most needed at the moment is money for his vet bills.  The veterinarian gave us a discount on Shadow’s care but the bill is still $586.00, which is more than half our total treasury as an organization.  If you can help us out with Shadow’s medical bills, we’d sure appreciate it!   HCSAS, PO Box 403, Burns, OR 97720.  We’re officially a 501(c)3, so your donations are tax deductible.

Pasado’s Safe Haven is going to take Shadow and let him live in Kitty City, a cage-free environment, until he has recovered enough to be adopted.  He is the nicest boy and seems to be okay despite having just lost a leg.  That animals don’t lose their trust in humankind after things like this is a miracle.

Meanwhile, we’re working to identify the person or people who are shooting and trapping cats.  We know of at least 4 who have gone missing recently in the same mile or so radius.   Warning to the offender(s):  In Oregon, animal cruelty could, if convicted, send you to state prison for five years. That’s according to Oregon’s statute on aggravated animal abuse (ORS 167.322).  Warning to Oregon animal lovers:  your laws are being watered down by sentencing rules.

On April 29th, five more puppies and two more adults were rescued.  That brings our count to 131!!  A big thanks to Safe Haven Humane Society in Albany for taking  5 more puppies for us and Tracy from Vashon Island and Jen and Mike from Mount Vernon for each taking an adult this trip to foster.    That leaves 4 more and we will have rescued them all.  I can’t tell you how happy I am to be so close to seeing an end to this rescue.  I have so many people to thank, all of the rescues, shelters and individuals that have taken these dogs and puppies in are the true  heroes!!

He is now in foster care in Olympia and ready for a new home!  Ajax is approximately 6 months old and is a Lab/ Dalmatian mix. If you think he might be a good fit for you, please call Melanie for more info.  Look how happy he is now, he is smiling!!